IDA blend vs Saudi Arabia: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- IDA blend
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 70.5% against 51.0% in IDA blend, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1968 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.1% | 64.8% | 9.3% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 69.0% | 82.9% | 13.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 80.9% | 15.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 74.3% | 10.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 78.2% | 15.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 74.2% | 13.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 69.1% | 14.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, IDA blend or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 70.5% against 51.0% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between IDA blend and Saudi Arabia?
- 19.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Saudi Arabia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do IDA blend and Saudi Arabia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- IDA blend ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.